"Diya Kumari (born 30 January 1971) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party currently serving as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan alongside Prem Chand Bairwa in the ministry of Bhajan Lal Sharma.[1] She currently represents Vidhyadhar Nagar as an MLA in the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the erstwhile royal family of the Jaipur State!"

Dear Esteemed Members,

She was a member of Lok Sabha from Rajsamand parliamentary seat between 2019 and 2023.[2] Kumari is the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur during the British Raj in India.

She is believed to be a billionaire[4] as she manages several properties, businesses, trusts and schools, including City Palace, Jaipur, which is also her residence; Jaigarh Fort, Amber and two trusts: Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Trust, Jaipur and the Jaigarh Public Charitable Trust; two schools: The Palace School and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School; and three hotels: Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur, Hotel Jaipur House at Mount Abu and Hotel Lal Mahal Palace, Jaipur.[9]

Kumari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 September 2013 before a crowd of two-lakh people, in the presence of then Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, BJP president Rajnath Singh and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, at a rally in Jaipur.[11] She contested the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election as a BJP candidate from Sawai Madhopur, and became MLA.[12] However, she did not contest the 2018 elections which the BJP ended up losing.[10] In 2019 she was elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from Rajsamand.[13] She secured 858,000 votes and her victory margin of 551,000 votes is considered amongst the top 20 biggest margins of victory in 2019.[14][15]

Wishing you all a Ferbruary filled with purpose, accomplishment and joy.

Warm Regards.

Diya Kumari

(Patron-in-Chief (Hereditary))